"Nothing is stopping us from moving forward," Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said during a tour of a Paratroopers training base adding, "The IDF is not waiting for the last straw to go on a ground offensive, it's waiting on political instruction".
"Terrorists in Gaza are understanding that they've made a big mistake. In four days we've been intelligently using our offensive means while remembering that there are civilians there that Hamas has turned into hostages," he said.
"Gaza is slowly sinking to its doom," he added.
He noted that "the air offensive is excellent and we have intelligence that works".
"We have what to attack, and we will intensify the attacks. We've yet to exhaust our offensive capabilities," he stressed.
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